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Sumerian band I See Stars aren’t particularly metal, but they did get some metal cred last week. The band and crew were arrested with hallucinogenic drugs on August 30. While the band hasn’t released a statement, their label forwarded information about the arrest. Saline County (KS) police charged the band with possession and intent to use the unnamed hallucinogenic drugs. One of the band’s two vocalists, Devon Oliver, tweeted about the incident saying “First and last time in jail” and “just had the worst 13 hours of my life.” I guess that means he might’ve been arrested while tripping?

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